I know a surprising number of Ellies. Some of them are Elizabeth, Eleanor, Elaina, Ellianna. Not too many Eloises (my DD's name), which surprises me. My DD (dear daughter) goes by Lucy though, not Ellie.

I think that most of the El names are classic names that will be around for a long time, so I wouldn't be worried about popularity.

That means roughly 2% of girl names being given right now start with El-.

Of course, that does not include other names that could go by Ellie too, like:
Isabella (19,583)
Gabriella (6,514)
Isabelle (6,225)
Penelope (5,107)
Gabrielle (1,947)
Noelle (1,470)
...among others, those are just ones I've seen people propose as names that can lead to Ellie.

Or similar Alana (3,504).

So, ultimately, yes, it's a thing. It's not MORE of a thing than, say, Jessica in 1985 or Jennifer in 1980. It's about on par with each of those once you add them all up. It's up to you to decide how much it bothers you or not. I find many of the El- names lovely myself, though I personally probably would not use Ellie at this point in time.

That means roughly 2% of girl names being given right now start with El-.

Of course, that does not include other names that could go by Ellie too, like:
Isabella (19,583)
Gabriella (6,514)
Isabelle (6,225)
Penelope (5,107)
Gabrielle (1,947)
Noelle (1,470)
...among others, those are just ones I've seen people propose as names that can lead to Ellie.

Or similar Alana (3,504).

So, ultimately, yes, it's a thing. It's not MORE of a thing than, say, Jessica in 1985 or Jennifer in 1980. It's about on par with each of those once you add them all up. It's up to you to decide how much it bothers you or not. I find many of the El- names lovely myself, though I personally probably would not use Ellie at this point in time.

Ugh, all of those terrible smileys are an 8 followed by a parenthesis.

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